If your own house is lacking ghosts and malevolent spirits, here are a few that aren’t. Spooky store fronts, a decked out Space Mountain, and zombies from The Walking Dead await you–if you’re not too scared.

Sep. 3 – Oct. 31

HALLOWEEN TIME For six weeks, the happiest place on earth becomes a gory-ious oxymoron when Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain, and other attractions are decked out in full Halloween garb. Disneyland. More information

Sep. 13 – Oct. 31

KNOTT’S SCARY FARM At Knott’s Scary Farm, you don’t have to ride the rollercoasters to scream. Monstrously garbed actors who sneak up behind you make that happen. Knott’s Berry Farm. More information

Sep. 20 – Nov. 2

HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS Beware the zombies of The Walking Dead. Nothing slakes their hunger like the taste of tourist. Universal Studios. More information

Oct. 10 – Nov. 2

ROB ZOMBIE’S GREAT AMERICAN NIGHTMARENo less than three separate locations make up the world of Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare. Check out state of the art “haunted house technology,” elaborate attractions, and terrifying animatronics based on Rob Zombie’s movies. Pomona Fairplex. More information

Oct. 24 – Nov. 3

ALONE [AN EXISTENTIAL HAUNTING]This event promises to shake the very core of your being. Every guest goes on a solitary 30 minute walkthrough with only a flashlight for company. No gore, no chainsaws, no killer clowns. Just you and whatever else is hiding in the dark. Odd Fellows Temple. More information

Sep. 26 – Nov. 24

MASQUE OF MORTALITY This is less a haunted house and more an evening of spooky interactive theater. Small groups of participants are led into a ramshackle building populated by ghosts, madmen, devil worshippers, and on occasion Neil Patrick Harris. The plot may be a touch corny, but the special effects—choreographed by a former Hollywood stunt whiz—are terrific. Secret site, Silver Lake. More information

Sep. 27 – Nov. 2

THE PURGE: FEAR THE NIGHT What happens when the producer of the fright flick Paranormal Activity branches into live performances? The old Variety Arts Theater gets tricked out as a fabulous creep show. The production this year is inspired by The Purge, the recent thriller about an annual day of lawlessness. Lots of attention to detail goes into the gorgeous and multi-layered tour. 940 S. Figueroa St., Downtown More information

Oct. 3 – Nov. 2

DARK HARBOR This October the Queen Mary steams full speed ahead into a harbor of the damned at the annual Dark Harbor Haunted Halloween Event. Join us for mazes, live music, food, cocktails and plenty of horrifying surprises that are sure to leave you screaming for more. Queen Mary, Long Beach. More information

Oct. 4 – 27

FRIGHT FEST 2013 Actors dressed as zombies, monsters and other ghouls chase you around as you wander through eight haunted mazes and spooky attractions. Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia. More information

Oct. 4 – 31

LOS ANGELES HAUNTED HAYRIDE Hop on a hay-filled wagon and ride through a nightmarish landscape that exploits your fears and terrors. Back for its fourth year, the trail is longer and the attraction now includes a 360-degree interactive experience, bringing the terror to all sides. Also, you will get wet. (Proceeds benefit the LA Parks Foundation.) Griffith Park (Old Zoo). More information

Oct. 4 – Nov. 10

BLACKOUT LA You must be at least 18 and sign a waiver to enter Blackout LA, which you’ll experience by yourself. It’s all about shock and humiliation. Unlike other haunted enterprises, where the performers don’t touch you, here they do—and they’re naked. A New York import that debuted in L.A. last year, it seems ideal for fans of the Saw and Hostel movies. 940 S. Figueroa St., DowntownMore information

Oct. 11 – Nov. 24

MACHINE PROJECT: ALVARADO CAVERNS AND MYSTERY THEATERThe Machine Project has turned its storefront location into a spooky looking cave with a Victorian era theater space in the basement. Come by for a scare or one of the many performances in the basement. Machine Project. More information

Oct. 12 – Nov. 2

OLD TOWN HAUNT Descend into the basement of the supposedly haunted Union Savings Bank building in Old Town Pasadena to peruse the catacombs and meet fear head-on. 20 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena. More information